Art Education in Ghanaian Schools

Abstract

Ghana like any developing African country is predominantly a rural com-munity with an economy supported by few industries and the traditional crafts which use some of the country's agricultural products. This paper exa-mines the teaching of the main crafts and expresses concern about the insufficient attention given to the subject in the early years. The paper how-ever, commends Governor Guggisberg's vision of Art 'Teaching in relation to the industries of the locality, and the efforts of Herman Meyerowitz to train Art Specialists in Achimota College in the late 40s and early 50s for the teaching of this subject in the schools Finally it recommends the re-institution of the recently abolished Art Specialists' courses in the Teacher Training Colleges, and the diversification of the B.A. (Art) courses in this University, as a measure to increase the numerical strength of Art specialists for the schools and industries.